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chuck hagel is a republican. this is an unlikely pick 4 president obama because he is choosing someone who historically did not agree with the president on every subject. he thought it was important to have a cabinet that was a cross-section of america. that makes the opposition of the republicans in the senate harder to understand. on both issues, he agrees with the republican caucus more than the democratic caucus but republicans are standing in the way. host: athens, ga., independent caller -- caller: i have something for the senator here based on his research on the gun control problem. there are two common threads amongst all the shooters and also includes our latest mass shooter, mr. dorner in california. all the last -- all the mass shooters were males that had no strong father figure in their home and also, at columbine, the two suitors were two -- too young to vote but their parents were registered democrats and at virginia tech, the shooter was a registered democrat. in the color of the theater, he was
chuck hagel is a republican. this is an unlikely pick 4 president obama because he is choosing someone who historically did not agree with the president on every subject. he thought it was important to have a cabinet that was a cross-section of america. that makes the opposition of the republicans in the senate harder to understand. on both issues, he agrees with the republican caucus more than the democratic caucus but republicans are standing in the way. host: athens, ga., independent caller...
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the president has nominated former senator chuck hagel. this is just under an hour. ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentleman, please stand for the playing of the united states national anthem. >> present arms. >> present arms. ["the star-spangled banner" plays] >> please be seated. > > order arms. ladies and gentlemen, general dempsey. [applause] >> mr. president, secretary and mrs. panetta, ambassadors, members of congress, men and women of the armed forces of the united states, especially our wounded warriors, and we cannot forget bravo. i was hoping bravo would be out there for the inspection of troops, but apparently jeremy thought differently. it is an honor to be here for this event. we're here to show our profound respect and thanks to secretary panetta. i recall play "the tempest," which is a nice metaphor, and i like to think of you as the prospero of public service. the secretary has used his arts to imbue a sense of public service in generations of the men and women. and like that knowledgeable duke, he now asks us to
the president has nominated former senator chuck hagel. this is just under an hour. ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentleman, please stand for the playing of the united states national anthem. >> present arms. >> present arms. ["the star-spangled banner" plays] >> please be seated. > > order arms. ladies and gentlemen, general dempsey. [applause] >> mr. president, secretary and mrs. panetta, ambassadors, members of congress, men and women...
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also the senator from nebraska which is chuck hagel's home state. there was another person who voted to proceed but democrats came one vote short. host: so what happens from here in terms of the practicalty of having a defense secretary? guest: i think the white house is irritated and the democrats are irritated. i think you saw that on the floor. you saw senator reid and their decision to do this -- it doesn't look great. it sends a message to the world that our senate is so dysfunctional that it refuses to confirm one of their own. it will be fine. host: thank you so much for your time this morning. guest: yeah, of course. thanks for having me. >> this is hyde parking academy where president obama is expected any moment. he's been making trips around the country to talk about his themes from his state of the union speech. he might touch on gun violence and economic policy. as we wait for him to arrive we're going to look at remark from earlier today by army chief of staff raymond odierno. he talks about the future of the army. we want to show you
also the senator from nebraska which is chuck hagel's home state. there was another person who voted to proceed but democrats came one vote short. host: so what happens from here in terms of the practicalty of having a defense secretary? guest: i think the white house is irritated and the democrats are irritated. i think you saw that on the floor. you saw senator reid and their decision to do this -- it doesn't look great. it sends a message to the world that our senate is so dysfunctional that...
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he also answered questions about the secretary nominee chuck hagel, unemployment figures and steven chu. this is 45 minutes. >> you better tell us a joke. >> no way. that was too good. i can't tell you that one. right? good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. happy friday. i have no questions -- i mean, i have no announcements so i'll straight g straight to questions. i do -- you probably have in your inbox a statement from the president on steven chu's departure. as you know, the president, if you've read it, thanks secretary chu for his dedicated service on behalf of the american people. as a nobel prize-winning physicist or scientist, steve brought to the energy department a unique understanding of both the urgent challenge presented by climate change and the tremendous opportunity that clean energy represents for our country. this again is the president speaking. during his time as secretary, steve helped my administration move america toward real energy independence. over the past four years we have doubled the use of renewable energy, dramatically reduced our dependence on foreign oi
he also answered questions about the secretary nominee chuck hagel, unemployment figures and steven chu. this is 45 minutes. >> you better tell us a joke. >> no way. that was too good. i can't tell you that one. right? good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. happy friday. i have no questions -- i mean, i have no announcements so i'll straight g straight to questions. i do -- you probably have in your inbox a statement from the president on steven chu's departure. as you know, the...
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and chuck hagel does not believe that is the right one. we can all accept -- the president believes that senator hagel will make an excellent senate -- secretary of defense. he looks forward to working with senator hagel in that position as we continue to advance our national security priorities. >> the topic from yesterday. today's jobs data shows the unemployment rate rising. it has hovered in that range for a number of months. the economy created jobs. at a modest pace. we had a report recently of contraction in the nation's output in the fourth quarter of last year. there are people writing writing columns, calling for the need for a plan for faster growth, not deficit reduction. what does the president tell his advisers when he sees the signs of a sluggish recovery? what is he asking and the way of things to read recovery, create jobs, and stimulate growth? >> i will go to the narrow question first. every time he meets with his economic advisers, the focus is on job creation and economic growth. that includes when we had discussions a
and chuck hagel does not believe that is the right one. we can all accept -- the president believes that senator hagel will make an excellent senate -- secretary of defense. he looks forward to working with senator hagel in that position as we continue to advance our national security priorities. >> the topic from yesterday. today's jobs data shows the unemployment rate rising. it has hovered in that range for a number of months. the economy created jobs. at a modest pace. we had a report...
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hagel. and since we are now just weeks away from the automatic cuts to federal spending, including defense, let me say this -- there is no reason, no reason for that to happen, putting our fiscal house in order calls for a balanced approach, not massive indiscriminate cuts that could have a severe impact on our military preparedness. so here today for the sake of our prosperity, for the sake of all these men and women in uniform, and all their brothers and sisters in uniform that they represent, now is the time to act, for democrats and republicans to come together in the same spirit that leon panetta always brought to public service, solving problems, not trying to score points, doing right for the country, not for any particular political agenda. sustaining our economic recovery, balancing budgets, leon knows something about it, but also maintaining the finest military in history. leon, this too will be part of your legacy, for no one has raised their voices firmly or as forcefully on beha
hagel. and since we are now just weeks away from the automatic cuts to federal spending, including defense, let me say this -- there is no reason, no reason for that to happen, putting our fiscal house in order calls for a balanced approach, not massive indiscriminate cuts that could have a severe impact on our military preparedness. so here today for the sake of our prosperity, for the sake of all these men and women in uniform, and all their brothers and sisters in uniform that they...
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and the armed services committee will meet again tomorrow to vote on the nomination of chuck hagel, the secretary of defense. that is on at 2:30 p.m. eastern. now, a discussion about journalism and digital media. chris hughes spoke at harvard university for an hour. >> turn off your cell phones, please. >> hello, i am director here. we are very glad to have you all with us today. it is my particular pleasure to welcome chris hughes to the ranks of the wretches of this world. he has entered a world steeped in tradition. interview will be recorded by c-span, so i would ask you to be mindful of that when you come down to ask questions. for those interested, the has htag is #chrishughes. he is someone who is a southerner and from north carolina who got himself to harvard and managed to be the roommate of mark soccer burke, at a time of great historical importance, the creation of facebook. he told me a moment ago he was taking five class -- five classes while that was going on and still managed to graduate with a magna a couple years later. facebook is something that has changed the world.
and the armed services committee will meet again tomorrow to vote on the nomination of chuck hagel, the secretary of defense. that is on at 2:30 p.m. eastern. now, a discussion about journalism and digital media. chris hughes spoke at harvard university for an hour. >> turn off your cell phones, please. >> hello, i am director here. we are very glad to have you all with us today. it is my particular pleasure to welcome chris hughes to the ranks of the wretches of this world. he has...